PCB's new Managing Director Wasim Khan wants Pakistan players in the IPL

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been one of the most sought T20 competitons in the world where the players from all the countries are eager to play. 11 years since its inception, IPL’s popularity has only increased over the years. But Pakistan cricketers are not allowed to play in it ever since disastrous 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board’s new Managing Director Wasim Khan is aiming to make it possible again during his tenure at the helm.

Wasim has previously served as Leicestershire’s chief executive and now wants to sit with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials in order to improve the relations between the two boards. He was also of the opinion that it will need a change in thinking from both the parties to resolve the issues.

That would be a big step

“I want to sit down with my counterpart at the BCCI and see if I can improve that relationship. But the complications go far beyond cricket and will require changes in thinking. I’d like to see Pakistan players welcomed into the IPL, though. That would be a big step,” he was quoted as saying by ICC.

India and Pakistan haven’t played a bilateral series against each other since 2013 and since then the PCB has been trying to play but to no avail. Even in the new format which has been finalised by the ICC, both the countries won’t be playing against each other apart from the events like 50-over World Cup and T20 World Cup.

The two teams will next square off in the World Cup next year in England and the last time they locked horns in the same country. Pakistan won the Champions Trophy by beating India in the final last year famously and will be looking to repeat the same feat in 2019.

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